At Krones, mental health is a top priority. This commitment has now also been recognized by FOCUS-Business: At the Mental Health Award 2026, Krones received the award in the Large Companies category.

The award honors companies that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to the mental well-being of their employees. As part of the selection process, the submitted concepts were analyzed by the research institute FactField, with Krones being one of twelve companies invited to present its approach to an expert jury.

Krones impressed the jury by viewing mental health not as a collection of individual initiatives, but as a measurable and holistic system. Starting with the analysis conducted as part of the psychosocial risk assessment, needs are identified at an early stage, appropriate measures are developed jointly with employees and managers, embedded into everyday work routines, and their effectiveness is continuously evaluated. This creates a learning system that reaches both office and production employees while sustainably strengthening organizational resilience.

“Winning the jury award is a significant achievement for Krones, as it not only recognizes our many years of commitment to mental health, but also reinforces that we are already on a very strong path with our best-practice approach,” says Florian Hirsch, Head of Health Management. However, he also sees the award as motivation for the future: “Mental health is a topic of growing importance. We therefore aim to further expand our mental health initiatives in the years ahead so that we can continue to serve as a best-practice example in the workplace.”

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